1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,403 [frantic music] 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:03,470 --> 00:00:04,537 [Forrest] Sharks, 4 00:00:04,938 --> 00:00:07,273 one of Earth's oldest predators. 5 00:00:07,841 --> 00:00:10,210 They've been adapting and improving 6 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 7 00:00:10,944 --> 00:00:14,381 for over 450 million years, 8 00:00:15,348 --> 00:00:17,951 but sometimes even the smallest step 9 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:21,187 can represent a giant evolutionary leap. 10 00:00:23,056 --> 00:00:26,459 Land sharks, you heard me. 11 00:00:27,293 --> 00:00:29,095 Sharks that leave the water. 12 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:32,098 And if sharks start coming onto land, 13 00:00:32,365 --> 00:00:34,300 what does that mean for science? 14 00:00:35,168 --> 00:00:36,803 I'm Forrest Galante. 15 00:00:37,237 --> 00:00:40,340 I've spent my life tracking rare species 16 00:00:41,041 --> 00:00:44,110 and reintroducing animals that were believed extinct. 17 00:00:44,177 --> 00:00:45,912 Oh, my God! 18 00:00:45,979 --> 00:00:48,581 Not the typical mission of a biologist, 19 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:51,785 but my team and I travel the globe 20 00:00:52,385 --> 00:00:54,888 discovering and protecting wildlife. 21 00:00:54,954 --> 00:00:59,125 [epic music] 22 00:00:59,192 --> 00:01:01,327 [Forrest] I've come to Papua New Guinea 23 00:01:01,394 --> 00:01:04,230 to track down three critically understudied 24 00:01:04,297 --> 00:01:05,865 species of walking sharks. 25 00:01:06,566 --> 00:01:07,767 Croc, croc. 26 00:01:07,834 --> 00:01:09,869 Trekking into treacherous waters 27 00:01:09,936 --> 00:01:11,538 with a deadly history 28 00:01:12,105 --> 00:01:15,141 in an attempt to capture definitive proof 29 00:01:15,208 --> 00:01:17,977 of sharks actually leaving the water. 30 00:01:18,044 --> 00:01:18,812 There he goes. 31 00:01:18,878 --> 00:01:20,180 To walk on land. 32 00:01:20,246 --> 00:01:23,750 Welcome to the Island of the Walking Sharks. 33 00:01:26,686 --> 00:01:30,190 [ethereal music] 34 00:01:30,256 --> 00:01:32,792 [Forrest] Sharks don't just predate humanity, 35 00:01:33,393 --> 00:01:36,629 sharks existed before trees. 36 00:01:38,331 --> 00:01:41,968 There are currently over 500 identified species, 37 00:01:43,103 --> 00:01:47,340 always evolving, changing their behaviors. 38 00:01:50,410 --> 00:01:53,313 Now, imagine you're a shark and you make your living 39 00:01:53,380 --> 00:01:56,016 hiding from bigger sharks out on the reef, 40 00:01:56,082 --> 00:01:58,752 but every night the tide drops down 41 00:01:58,818 --> 00:02:00,353 and into these tide pools 42 00:02:00,420 --> 00:02:02,889 get stuck these little fish and crustaceans. 43 00:02:02,956 --> 00:02:04,958 It's basically a buffet. 44 00:02:05,525 --> 00:02:08,762 These epaulette sharks have evolved the ability, 45 00:02:08,828 --> 00:02:11,598 the specialized fins and body structure 46 00:02:11,664 --> 00:02:14,467 to be able to wait until the tide drops, 47 00:02:14,534 --> 00:02:17,337 use those fins and belly crawl, 48 00:02:17,404 --> 00:02:20,073 like a salamander, out of the deep ocean 49 00:02:20,140 --> 00:02:22,475 into these tide pools to hunt for fish, 50 00:02:22,542 --> 00:02:24,644 crabs and all kinds of little things. 51 00:02:24,711 --> 00:02:27,947 What an amazing evolutionary advantage. 52 00:02:29,215 --> 00:02:31,785 [mysterious music] 53 00:02:31,851 --> 00:02:33,953 [Forrest] Papua New Guinea is a sovereign nation 54 00:02:34,020 --> 00:02:36,089 located just north of Australia. 55 00:02:37,557 --> 00:02:40,093 These pristine islands and rain forests 56 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,063 are among the least explored in the world, 57 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:46,733 making it the perfect place for epaulette sharks 58 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,169 to adapt and evolve in secret. 59 00:02:50,537 --> 00:02:51,738 I'm here to collect 60 00:02:51,805 --> 00:02:54,341 as much data as possible on these sharks 61 00:02:55,308 --> 00:02:56,710 with the ultimate goal 62 00:02:56,776 --> 00:02:59,179 of capturing never before seen proof, 63 00:02:59,245 --> 00:03:02,182 they're actually walking out of the water. 64 00:03:03,717 --> 00:03:06,920 And I'm gonna start with the local fishermen. 65 00:03:07,787 --> 00:03:11,825 [upbeat music] 66 00:03:11,891 --> 00:03:13,193 [Forrest] Good morning. 67 00:03:13,526 --> 00:03:14,427 Hey, brother. 68 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:15,795 [man] -Hi there. [Forrest] -How you doing? 69 00:03:15,862 --> 00:03:17,497 [woman] You got a nice face, bro. 70 00:03:18,865 --> 00:03:20,600 [Forrest] So this is Port Moresby, 71 00:03:20,667 --> 00:03:22,635 the capital of Papua New Guinea, 72 00:03:22,702 --> 00:03:25,205 one of the most ecologically diverse 73 00:03:25,271 --> 00:03:27,507 and bio-rich places on the planet. 74 00:03:27,574 --> 00:03:29,109 And not just with the wildlife, 75 00:03:29,175 --> 00:03:32,278 there are over 850 languages spoken here. 76 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:34,314 There's over 800 coral species, 77 00:03:34,381 --> 00:03:36,783 over 650 species of fish, 78 00:03:36,850 --> 00:03:38,418 if there's anywhere in the world 79 00:03:38,485 --> 00:03:40,820 that we're gonna find some new shark behavior, 80 00:03:40,887 --> 00:03:42,922 it's working with people like this. Right guys? 81 00:03:42,989 --> 00:03:44,958 [kids] Yeah. 82 00:03:45,025 --> 00:03:48,428 [upbeat music] 83 00:03:48,495 --> 00:03:51,131 [Forrest] I'm headed to their largest fish market, 84 00:03:51,364 --> 00:03:53,800 but first I need to connect with a friend 85 00:03:53,867 --> 00:03:55,635 that inspired this expedition. 86 00:03:56,269 --> 00:03:57,337 -Vicky. [Vicky] -Hi. 87 00:03:57,404 --> 00:03:59,339 [Forrest] Hey, welcome to PNG. 88 00:03:59,406 --> 00:04:00,440 [Vicky] So good to see you. 89 00:04:00,507 --> 00:04:02,142 [Forrest] How's it going? It's good to see you. 90 00:04:02,208 --> 00:04:03,276 It's been way too long. 91 00:04:03,343 --> 00:04:04,844 [Vicky] Yes. Super stoked we are here. 92 00:04:04,911 --> 00:04:07,881 [Forrest] Vicky Vasquez holds a masters in marine science 93 00:04:07,947 --> 00:04:11,051 and has helped discover multiple new shark species. 94 00:04:11,451 --> 00:04:13,453 I first met her several years ago 95 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,555 on a fact finding trip in Missouri 96 00:04:16,156 --> 00:04:18,458 at the Wonders of Wildlife Aquarium. 97 00:04:19,025 --> 00:04:22,696 [Vicky] Say hello to my Hemiscyllium Oceallatum. 98 00:04:22,762 --> 00:04:24,864 [Forrest] What a beautiful little animal. 99 00:04:25,565 --> 00:04:27,367 [Vicky] So this one is from Australia. 100 00:04:27,434 --> 00:04:29,803 We know tons about it, but there's actually been 101 00:04:29,869 --> 00:04:31,204 three discovered in Papua New Guinea 102 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:32,872 and we know nothing about those. 103 00:04:33,206 --> 00:04:35,742 [Forrest] The walking shark is often referred to 104 00:04:35,809 --> 00:04:37,077 as an epaulette shark, 105 00:04:37,143 --> 00:04:40,046 named for this large spot behind their fins 106 00:04:40,113 --> 00:04:42,315 that looks like a military epaulette. 107 00:04:42,615 --> 00:04:44,851 Where does the name walking shark come from? 108 00:04:44,918 --> 00:04:47,587 [Vicky] They are using their pectoral fins, 109 00:04:47,654 --> 00:04:49,089 these fins right by the gills 110 00:04:49,155 --> 00:04:52,258 and also these back fins over here as feet. 111 00:04:52,492 --> 00:04:54,127 [Forrest] Stunning little animal. 112 00:04:54,194 --> 00:04:57,063 Vicky inspired me to plan this expedition 113 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:59,666 to track down the three poorly studied 114 00:04:59,733 --> 00:05:03,370 walking shark species, the Papuan Epaulette, 115 00:05:03,436 --> 00:05:06,206 the Hooded Epaulette and the Leopard Epaulette, 116 00:05:06,506 --> 00:05:08,375 and prove once and for all 117 00:05:08,441 --> 00:05:11,311 if their unique adaptation truly allows them 118 00:05:11,378 --> 00:05:15,181 to leave the sea and walk on land. 119 00:05:15,248 --> 00:05:17,050 [cheerful music] 120 00:05:17,117 --> 00:05:18,752 [Forrest] Where can I find this one? 121 00:05:18,818 --> 00:05:20,186 [man] -No, I don't know. [Forrest] -No? 122 00:05:20,253 --> 00:05:21,354 [Forrest] You don't eat this one? 123 00:05:21,421 --> 00:05:23,056 [man 2] -It only gets my hook. [Forrest] -Yeah. 124 00:05:23,123 --> 00:05:25,291 [man 2] I will pull it up, kill it and throw it back. 125 00:05:25,358 --> 00:05:26,860 [woman] -There's one. [Forrest] -Yeah. Okay. 126 00:05:26,926 --> 00:05:28,762 [woman] -It's down this side. [Forrest] -On that side. 127 00:05:28,828 --> 00:05:29,929 [Vicky] -Oh. [Forrest] -Oh, look. 128 00:05:29,996 --> 00:05:32,565 [Vicky] That right there is a bamboo shark, 129 00:05:32,632 --> 00:05:33,633 so that is the cousin. 130 00:05:33,700 --> 00:05:34,801 [woman] That is a different one. 131 00:05:34,868 --> 00:05:37,037 [Forrest] Yeah, different one. Do you know this one? 132 00:05:37,103 --> 00:05:39,372 [woman] I know this, but I don't know the name. 133 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:41,775 [Forrest] Where can I find it? I want to find one alive. 134 00:05:41,841 --> 00:05:43,143 [woman] Okay, you got to go down there 135 00:05:43,209 --> 00:05:44,477 where the wharf is. 136 00:05:45,011 --> 00:05:47,047 [Forrest] She said down here, I think. 137 00:05:47,313 --> 00:05:48,948 [Vicky] I think it's worth a try. 138 00:05:50,016 --> 00:05:51,551 [Forrest] Do you know where to find somebody 139 00:05:51,618 --> 00:05:52,886 who catches this shark? This one. 140 00:05:52,952 --> 00:05:54,654 [man 3] -Yeah, over there. [Forrest] -This guy. 141 00:05:54,721 --> 00:05:57,090 [Forrest] This guy here. Hello, guys. Hello, brother. 142 00:05:57,157 --> 00:05:58,591 [Elias] -Hello. [Forrest] -How you doing? 143 00:05:58,658 --> 00:05:59,526 [Elias] Good, good, good. 144 00:05:59,592 --> 00:06:00,760 [Forrest] Do you know this shark? 145 00:06:00,827 --> 00:06:02,028 [Elias] Oh, yeah, I know them. 146 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:03,897 [Forrest] You know it? Do you have it here? 147 00:06:03,963 --> 00:06:05,432 [Elias] No, no, no, I don't have it here. 148 00:06:05,498 --> 00:06:06,299 [Forrest] Okay. 149 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:07,634 [Elias] But if you want, I can take you. 150 00:06:07,701 --> 00:06:09,002 [Forrest] You can take me there now? 151 00:06:09,069 --> 00:06:10,570 -You're good to go? [Vicky] -I guess so. 152 00:06:10,637 --> 00:06:12,005 [Forrest] John, let's load up, let's go. 153 00:06:12,072 --> 00:06:13,740 -Okay? We can go now, hey? [Elias] -Yep. 154 00:06:13,807 --> 00:06:15,575 [Forrest] And alive, the shark is alive? 155 00:06:15,642 --> 00:06:16,776 [Elias] Catch live ones, yeah. 156 00:06:16,843 --> 00:06:17,677 [Forrest] Okay. 157 00:06:17,744 --> 00:06:18,978 [Vicky] So, was this part of the plan? 158 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:20,447 [Forrest] -Nope. [Vicky] -Alright. 159 00:06:20,914 --> 00:06:24,584 [Forrest] Thomas, you take the van and I guess... 160 00:06:24,651 --> 00:06:25,819 Yeah, we'll send you our location. 161 00:06:25,885 --> 00:06:27,387 [Thomas] Yeah. Be safe. 162 00:06:29,989 --> 00:06:31,558 [Forrest] Watch your head, Mitchell. 163 00:06:34,561 --> 00:06:37,330 So, we've just met a fisherman at a fish market 164 00:06:37,397 --> 00:06:41,234 and he said jump in my boat and I'll take you to see some 165 00:06:41,301 --> 00:06:43,236 of these rare walking sharks we're looking for. 166 00:06:44,237 --> 00:06:45,538 [Forrest] You live here? 167 00:06:45,905 --> 00:06:48,775 [Elias] No, it's about half an hour. 168 00:06:49,476 --> 00:06:50,844 [Forrest] Oh, we're going to your house? 169 00:06:50,910 --> 00:06:51,945 [Elias] Yeah. 170 00:06:52,012 --> 00:06:53,446 [Forrest] Ah, okay. So, we're going to his house. 171 00:06:53,513 --> 00:06:54,848 [Vicky] 30 minutes away on a boat. 172 00:06:54,914 --> 00:06:55,982 [Forrest] Yep. 173 00:06:56,616 --> 00:06:58,351 This one, for sure, hey? This one? 174 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:00,120 [Elias] -Yeah, that one. [Forrest] -That one, okay. 175 00:07:00,186 --> 00:07:01,254 [Vicky] Yeah, good, good point. 176 00:07:01,321 --> 00:07:02,756 We should make sure it's the right shark. 177 00:07:02,822 --> 00:07:04,157 [Forrest] Yeah, I guess we'll find out. 178 00:07:04,224 --> 00:07:08,094 [suspense music] 179 00:07:08,161 --> 00:07:11,231 [Forrest] We've known this man for all of about two minutes, 180 00:07:11,297 --> 00:07:13,667 but he's identified the papuan epaulette 181 00:07:14,300 --> 00:07:17,504 and I can't pass up the chance of getting my hands on one. 182 00:07:17,570 --> 00:07:21,374 [upbeat music] 183 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:23,877 [Vicky] Got it, thank you. Hi, I'm Vicky. 184 00:07:24,177 --> 00:07:25,578 [Forrest] Where do you keep the sharks? 185 00:07:25,645 --> 00:07:27,647 [Elias] We keep them in the sea, yeah. 186 00:07:27,714 --> 00:07:28,782 [Forrest] You've got them there? 187 00:07:28,848 --> 00:07:29,582 [Elias] Yeah. 188 00:07:29,649 --> 00:07:31,084 [Forrest] Can you show me, please? 189 00:07:31,151 --> 00:07:33,119 [Elias] No worries. 190 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:35,588 [Forrest] Sharks right in here? 191 00:07:36,890 --> 00:07:38,958 [Elias] Yeah. One here, this way. 192 00:07:39,025 --> 00:07:40,326 [Forrest] Look at that. 193 00:07:41,861 --> 00:07:44,364 [Vicky] This is a papuan epaulette shark. 194 00:07:46,199 --> 00:07:47,467 Oh, my God. 195 00:07:47,534 --> 00:07:48,802 [Forrest] You've got tons of them. 196 00:07:48,868 --> 00:07:51,271 [Elias] Yeah, we got ten, eleven. 197 00:07:51,338 --> 00:07:52,205 [Forrest] Wow. 198 00:07:52,272 --> 00:07:54,774 [cheerful music] 199 00:07:54,841 --> 00:07:56,609 [Vicky] Alright, this guy's a little feisty. 200 00:07:58,645 --> 00:08:00,413 [Forrest] Why do you catch these, Elias? 201 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,450 [Elias] There is some who put them in aquariums. 202 00:08:03,516 --> 00:08:05,418 [Forrest] -For aquariums? [Elias] -Yeah. Oh, yeah. 203 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:06,720 [Forrest] Papuan people? 204 00:08:06,786 --> 00:08:08,888 [Elias] No, it's to the foreigners. 205 00:08:10,423 --> 00:08:11,791 [Forrest] The Australian epaulette 206 00:08:11,858 --> 00:08:15,261 is the number one shark in international pet trade, 207 00:08:15,695 --> 00:08:18,631 but these Papuan epaulettes have a bolder pattern 208 00:08:18,865 --> 00:08:20,200 and are more rare 209 00:08:20,266 --> 00:08:22,635 because their known range is much smaller, 210 00:08:23,036 --> 00:08:25,005 so they fetch an even higher price 211 00:08:25,071 --> 00:08:27,007 among unique fish collectors, 212 00:08:27,574 --> 00:08:30,110 but there's very little data on these sharks 213 00:08:30,176 --> 00:08:31,211 and we don't know 214 00:08:31,277 --> 00:08:33,480 if they're being fished to extinction. 215 00:08:33,546 --> 00:08:36,950 [Vicky] In the aquarium trade, having ten sharks makes sense 216 00:08:37,017 --> 00:08:40,220 because only 50% usually survive. 217 00:08:40,286 --> 00:08:41,988 [Forrest] Yeah, look at this, this one's pregnant, 218 00:08:42,055 --> 00:08:44,391 so she's gonna lose her pups most likely. 219 00:08:45,258 --> 00:08:46,860 [Vicky] So, where did you catch these? 220 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,963 [Elias] Under the stones, under the reefs here. 221 00:08:50,030 --> 00:08:52,065 [Vicky] -Yeah, reef sharks. [Elias] -The reefs out here. 222 00:08:52,132 --> 00:08:53,667 [Vicky] That's where they like to hang out. 223 00:08:53,733 --> 00:08:54,834 [Forrest] Well, the thing is 224 00:08:54,901 --> 00:08:56,336 they're endemic to a tiny little region 225 00:08:56,403 --> 00:08:58,238 right around the big city of Port Moresby. 226 00:08:58,304 --> 00:08:59,406 [Vicky] Right. 227 00:08:59,472 --> 00:09:00,874 [Forrest] This could be 20% of the population sitting 228 00:09:00,940 --> 00:09:02,509 in these buckets right here, for all we know. 229 00:09:02,575 --> 00:09:04,878 [suspense music] 230 00:09:04,944 --> 00:09:07,080 [Forrest] Have you ever seen this one come out of the water 231 00:09:07,147 --> 00:09:07,981 onto the rocks? 232 00:09:08,048 --> 00:09:09,716 [Elias] Yes. When it's low tide. 233 00:09:09,783 --> 00:09:12,085 [Forrest] So, nobody in the scientific world, 234 00:09:12,152 --> 00:09:14,487 like Vicky and I, has ever seen this before. 235 00:09:15,455 --> 00:09:18,391 So, because we know so little about these animals, 236 00:09:18,458 --> 00:09:19,592 here's what I'll do. 237 00:09:19,659 --> 00:09:22,762 If you help me take this one and put it back on the reef, 238 00:09:22,996 --> 00:09:24,931 I'll give you a very good speer gun. 239 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:28,134 I don't like to buy sharks, it's bad for the sharks. 240 00:09:28,201 --> 00:09:29,369 Instead you can get food. 241 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:31,504 You can shoot some nice fish to eat, no problem. 242 00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:33,173 [Elias] -Thank you. [Forrest] -You'd like that? 243 00:09:33,239 --> 00:09:34,474 [Elias] -It's good. [Forrest] -Okay. 244 00:09:34,541 --> 00:09:35,342 [Elias] It's a deal. 245 00:09:35,408 --> 00:09:36,643 [Forrest] Alright, it's a good deal. 246 00:09:36,710 --> 00:09:42,949 [tribal music] 247 00:09:43,016 --> 00:09:44,651 [Forrest] So, we're just heading out to the area 248 00:09:44,718 --> 00:09:46,886 that Elias told us he caught the sharks at. 249 00:09:47,921 --> 00:09:49,723 Let's start with one of the big girls. 250 00:09:50,090 --> 00:09:52,225 1.35. 251 00:09:53,059 --> 00:09:56,162 [Forrest] Our goal is to take measurements and DNA samples 252 00:09:56,229 --> 00:09:57,564 before releasing them. 253 00:09:57,630 --> 00:09:59,599 [Forrest] You can see it's very non-invasive. 254 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:01,434 [Vicky] I want to get 255 00:10:01,501 --> 00:10:03,303 genetic analysis with the fin clips 256 00:10:03,370 --> 00:10:05,105 because there's still this confusion 257 00:10:05,171 --> 00:10:07,974 with where their range ends. Can you read the number to me? 258 00:10:08,041 --> 00:10:12,512 [Forrest] -Yep. 006990. [Vicky] -Great. 259 00:10:12,746 --> 00:10:15,081 [Forrest] Just by doing this, we've probably collected 260 00:10:15,148 --> 00:10:17,384 the most data that has ever been collected 261 00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:19,586 on this species in history. 262 00:10:20,286 --> 00:10:23,423 [Forrest] Time to gear up and return them to their home. 263 00:10:23,890 --> 00:10:25,091 [Forrest] So, now you can shoot fish 264 00:10:25,158 --> 00:10:26,126 instead of catch sharks. Huh? 265 00:10:26,192 --> 00:10:27,327 [Elias] Yeah, I like it very much. 266 00:10:27,394 --> 00:10:28,595 [Forrest] Good. Alright my friend. 267 00:10:28,661 --> 00:10:29,329 [Elias] Thank you. 268 00:10:29,396 --> 00:10:34,801 [suspense music] 269 00:10:34,868 --> 00:10:36,403 [Forrest] This is a great spot. 270 00:10:36,870 --> 00:10:39,105 Nice, healthy coral reef. 271 00:10:40,273 --> 00:10:41,574 [Forrest] Now that they're tagged, 272 00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:44,811 I need to return them to the safest spot I can find. 273 00:10:45,211 --> 00:10:46,346 Just deep enough 274 00:10:46,413 --> 00:10:48,782 that no one should be able to recollect them. 275 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:51,017 [Forrest] I think he's gonna walk, Johnny. 276 00:10:51,084 --> 00:10:54,888 Watch here. There he goes. 277 00:10:55,422 --> 00:10:58,358 And look at how he's using those fins to walk 278 00:10:58,425 --> 00:11:01,628 right into the reef to be safe from predators, 279 00:11:02,962 --> 00:11:04,297 isn't it amazing? 280 00:11:05,398 --> 00:11:07,667 So, now we just have nine more to let go. 281 00:11:08,935 --> 00:11:11,137 Absolute mission success. 282 00:11:12,105 --> 00:11:14,507 [Forrest] I never expected to find one of these 283 00:11:14,574 --> 00:11:17,177 rare walking sharks in a fisherman's catch, 284 00:11:17,243 --> 00:11:18,645 but I'll take the win. 285 00:11:19,479 --> 00:11:21,781 Now, they need to recover where it's safe. 286 00:11:22,415 --> 00:11:24,117 We're not going to witness any of them 287 00:11:24,184 --> 00:11:25,719 walking onto land here, 288 00:11:26,653 --> 00:11:29,689 but we've collected significant scientific data 289 00:11:30,056 --> 00:11:32,892 and maybe one of the other sharks in PNG 290 00:11:32,959 --> 00:11:34,661 will walk for us instead. 291 00:11:37,163 --> 00:11:38,531 [Vicky] Yeah, we saved sharks today. 292 00:11:38,598 --> 00:11:39,666 You don't get to say that a lot. 293 00:11:39,733 --> 00:11:40,700 [Forrest laughs] Exactly. 294 00:11:40,767 --> 00:11:42,102 [Vicky] So, I think we're ready to try 295 00:11:42,168 --> 00:11:44,204 looking for another epaulette shark. 296 00:11:44,270 --> 00:11:46,606 It's called a hooded epaulette shark. 297 00:11:47,273 --> 00:11:50,010 [Forrest] These sharks are especially active at night, 298 00:11:50,377 --> 00:11:52,645 feeding in shallow reefs and tidal areas. 299 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:54,447 [Vicky] If that is what we're gonna do, 300 00:11:54,514 --> 00:11:55,515 we gotta to head to Madang. 301 00:11:55,582 --> 00:11:57,217 [Forrest] -Let's go to Madang. [Vicky] -Alright. 302 00:11:57,283 --> 00:12:02,022 [upbeat music] 303 00:12:02,088 --> 00:12:04,791 [Forrest] Madang is 300 miles to the north, 304 00:12:05,291 --> 00:12:08,194 on the opposite coast on the island of New Guinea. 305 00:12:11,097 --> 00:12:13,333 [Vicky] Right here, in the Madang Lagoon, 306 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,503 you have over seven to 800 species of coral, 307 00:12:16,569 --> 00:12:19,305 -100 species of reef fish. [Forrest] -Wow. 308 00:12:19,372 --> 00:12:21,541 [Vicky] And that's the most in the entire world. 309 00:12:21,608 --> 00:12:23,243 The cool thing is we have mangrove 310 00:12:23,309 --> 00:12:25,512 and reef habitat to explore. 311 00:12:25,712 --> 00:12:27,414 There's tons of places for them to hide. 312 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,182 [Forrest] Okay. Johnny, grab your dive gear. 313 00:12:29,249 --> 00:12:31,685 -We're going in. [Johnny] -Alright, let's go. 314 00:12:31,985 --> 00:12:33,887 [Forrest laughs] 315 00:12:33,953 --> 00:12:40,927 [upbeat music] 316 00:12:48,601 --> 00:12:50,337 [Johnny] -Forrest, croc. [Mitch] -Forrest. 317 00:12:50,403 --> 00:12:52,305 [Johnny] Forrest, croc, croc. 318 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:56,209 [Forrest] Back up, back up. Watch out, watch out. 319 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,982 [Forrest] There's a sub-adult salt water crocodile. 320 00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:07,554 [Forrest] Salt water crocodiles 321 00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:09,489 are the world's largest reptile. 322 00:13:09,556 --> 00:13:11,157 [Forrest] Watch out, Johnny, watch out. 323 00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:14,094 [Forrest] And the most likely to attack humans. 324 00:13:18,865 --> 00:13:20,934 [Forrest] -Did he get ya? [Johnny] -No. 325 00:13:21,668 --> 00:13:23,603 [Forrest] We should get out of here. This is not worth it. 326 00:13:23,670 --> 00:13:24,537 [Johnny] For sure. 327 00:13:24,604 --> 00:13:26,172 [Forrest] To leave that croc, let's go. 328 00:13:28,975 --> 00:13:30,010 [Forrest] Ooh. 329 00:13:30,577 --> 00:13:32,078 [Forrest] No sightings yet, 330 00:13:32,779 --> 00:13:34,881 so we're coming back for a night dive. 331 00:13:35,782 --> 00:13:37,584 Since they are nocturnal feeders, 332 00:13:37,650 --> 00:13:40,420 we have a better shot of spotting them after dark. 333 00:13:45,358 --> 00:13:46,826 [Forrest] This is part of Shark Week, 334 00:13:46,893 --> 00:13:48,294 I always make my cameramen go in first. 335 00:13:48,361 --> 00:13:49,829 If there's any sharks, they get the nips. 336 00:13:49,896 --> 00:13:51,865 And then I go second. Gotta protect the asset. 337 00:13:51,931 --> 00:13:53,233 [Mitch] Who's the asset? I'm the asset? 338 00:13:53,299 --> 00:13:58,004 [Forrest] No, I'm the asset. That's why they go in first. 339 00:13:58,304 --> 00:13:59,606 You're even more important than I am. 340 00:13:59,673 --> 00:14:00,473 You don't go in at all. 341 00:14:00,540 --> 00:14:01,508 [Mitch] Exactly. 342 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:03,610 If you lose me this show goes to [bleep]. 343 00:14:03,677 --> 00:14:10,650 [suspense music] 344 00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:13,853 [Forrest] What we're gonna do 345 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:15,989 is look all over the tops of the reefs 346 00:14:16,056 --> 00:14:18,258 to see if one of these smaller sharks 347 00:14:18,324 --> 00:14:19,726 can actually be out walking, 348 00:14:19,793 --> 00:14:24,297 looking for small crustaceans and fish they would be eating. 349 00:14:28,335 --> 00:14:31,071 This is a beautiful feathered sea star. 350 00:14:31,471 --> 00:14:34,040 Just amazing the way they open up. 351 00:14:35,809 --> 00:14:41,448 Guys, there's a big tasselled wobbegong down here. 352 00:14:41,514 --> 00:14:43,016 It's so cool. 353 00:14:44,484 --> 00:14:47,487 Like a living rock with a face full of weeds. 354 00:14:49,322 --> 00:14:51,691 This is literally a species of shark 355 00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:53,727 that I've wanted to see my entire life. 356 00:14:53,793 --> 00:14:56,863 ♪ 357 00:14:56,930 --> 00:15:01,201 The name wobbegong is actually an Aboriginal term, 358 00:15:01,267 --> 00:15:03,837 most people believe means living rock. 359 00:15:06,639 --> 00:15:09,609 These guys lay and wait as ambush predators 360 00:15:09,676 --> 00:15:11,511 hiding in the sand like this. 361 00:15:12,512 --> 00:15:15,982 Whoa, did you see that? It tried to eat that fish. 362 00:15:18,151 --> 00:15:20,220 I'm actually reluctant to get too close, 363 00:15:20,286 --> 00:15:21,888 they have huge mouths 364 00:15:21,955 --> 00:15:24,824 and can attach and latch on to a diver. 365 00:15:26,292 --> 00:15:28,695 That is one of the coolest, weirdest [bleep] sharks 366 00:15:28,762 --> 00:15:30,330 in the entire world. 367 00:15:31,064 --> 00:15:33,133 But not the one we're looking for. 368 00:15:33,199 --> 00:15:35,802 ♪ 369 00:15:35,869 --> 00:15:38,905 Look at how magnificent and healthy this reef is. 370 00:15:38,972 --> 00:15:40,006 It's real-- 371 00:15:40,073 --> 00:15:41,841 [Johnny] Forrest, hey Forrest, whitetip, whitetip. 372 00:15:44,077 --> 00:15:45,712 [Forrest] Whoa. Watch out, Johnny. 373 00:15:46,579 --> 00:15:50,684 He could be feeding at night. They're a nocturnal predator. 374 00:15:50,917 --> 00:15:53,453 If there were any hooded epaulettes here, 375 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:59,826 this guy would gobble them up. Let's head up. 376 00:15:59,893 --> 00:16:06,900 [ethereal music] 377 00:16:09,936 --> 00:16:11,905 [Forrest] You know, we tried the mangroves, 378 00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:13,573 ran into the wrong kind of toothy critters. 379 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:14,607 We did the night dive, 380 00:16:14,674 --> 00:16:16,409 which obviously didn't shake out. 381 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:19,479 I'm thinking, you know, being in this Mandang Lagoon 382 00:16:19,546 --> 00:16:22,182 we should head to an area that's totally unique, 383 00:16:22,248 --> 00:16:25,452 which is the region with all of this limestone topography 384 00:16:25,518 --> 00:16:27,420 with deep tunnels and deep caverns. 385 00:16:27,687 --> 00:16:29,489 Hopefully, we can find one of these hooded epaulettes 386 00:16:29,556 --> 00:16:30,657 hiding out in one. 387 00:16:30,724 --> 00:16:31,925 [Vicky] I think that's a great idea. 388 00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:33,893 I mean, this place is surrounded by people, 389 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,495 yet these sharks are very elusive 390 00:16:35,562 --> 00:16:37,597 and I think that's because they're really good hiders. 391 00:16:37,664 --> 00:16:39,265 [Forrest] Yeah, and a lot of people often think 392 00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:41,234 it's just like all the same under water, 393 00:16:41,301 --> 00:16:42,769 nothing could be further from the truth. 394 00:16:42,836 --> 00:16:45,105 ♪ 395 00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:48,074 So, in a place like Papua New Guinea, 396 00:16:48,141 --> 00:16:51,344 there's so much endemism, you know, between regions 397 00:16:51,411 --> 00:16:54,014 and it's because the ocean bottom is so diverse 398 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:55,515 and there are these deep water canyons 399 00:16:55,582 --> 00:16:57,984 that our little walking sharks couldn't get across 400 00:16:58,051 --> 00:17:01,187 and then these big coral reefs and these shallow plateaus. 401 00:17:01,254 --> 00:17:03,056 [Vicky] Yes, above the surface you couldn't tell, 402 00:17:03,123 --> 00:17:05,925 but below the surface it becomes a lot more obvious 403 00:17:05,992 --> 00:17:08,194 that this area is a long The Ring of Fire. 404 00:17:08,461 --> 00:17:10,897 People call this place the Garden of Eden 405 00:17:10,964 --> 00:17:12,232 because all these animals 406 00:17:12,298 --> 00:17:14,367 that really couldn't migrate very far, 407 00:17:14,434 --> 00:17:15,502 somehow did, 408 00:17:15,568 --> 00:17:17,737 because these tectonic plates pushed them around. 409 00:17:17,804 --> 00:17:18,638 [Forrest] Right. 410 00:17:18,705 --> 00:17:21,241 [Vicky] And that is why we can be, like, 411 00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:23,309 an hour plane ride away 412 00:17:23,376 --> 00:17:25,912 and looking at a completely unique looking shark, 413 00:17:25,979 --> 00:17:27,814 even though it's closely related 414 00:17:27,881 --> 00:17:29,683 to the ones we've already been looking at. 415 00:17:29,749 --> 00:17:31,551 I've seen them in pictures, but I don't think 416 00:17:31,618 --> 00:17:34,821 it really has set in how freaky they look. 417 00:17:35,622 --> 00:17:38,558 This shark was discovered in 1967. 418 00:17:38,625 --> 00:17:39,759 [Forrest] That is pretty recent. 419 00:17:39,826 --> 00:17:41,594 [Vicky] So, that's why it's so cool that we're here. 420 00:17:41,661 --> 00:17:43,329 We're helping to explore and confirm things. 421 00:17:43,396 --> 00:17:44,264 You never know 422 00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:45,632 what we're gonna add to that science. 423 00:17:45,699 --> 00:17:47,734 [Forrest] So, we're gonna find Vasquezoni today or what? 424 00:17:47,801 --> 00:17:48,835 [Vicky gasps] Yes. 425 00:17:48,902 --> 00:17:50,136 [Forrest laughs] Name one after you. 426 00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:51,938 [Vicky] Yes, please. The Vicky shark. 427 00:17:52,005 --> 00:17:53,840 [Forrest] That's it, that'll be pretty cool. 428 00:17:54,741 --> 00:18:00,680 [cheerful music] 429 00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:01,848 [Forrest] Two dives in 430 00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:04,784 and we've come face to face with large predators. 431 00:18:06,853 --> 00:18:08,755 If the walking sharks are here, 432 00:18:09,522 --> 00:18:12,759 these threats will have them hiding deep inside the reef. 433 00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:16,062 [Forrest] A lot of these cave holes 434 00:18:16,129 --> 00:18:17,764 go back 15-20 ft. 435 00:18:19,232 --> 00:18:21,735 [Forrest] Fortunately, I've got just the tool. 436 00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:24,237 [Forrest] Tell Mitch to grab the pipe cam. 437 00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:26,606 [Vicky] Sounds good. 438 00:18:28,942 --> 00:18:31,444 [Forrest] We've re-purposed a commercial plumbing camera 439 00:18:31,511 --> 00:18:33,113 used to inspect toilets 440 00:18:33,713 --> 00:18:36,449 and waterproofed it to function as our pipe cam. 441 00:18:36,516 --> 00:18:37,884 [Forrest] Okay, got it. 442 00:18:39,586 --> 00:18:41,721 [Forrest] It should reveal any hooded epaulettes 443 00:18:41,788 --> 00:18:45,959 hiding deep in the reef, but I'll be working blind 444 00:18:46,026 --> 00:18:48,795 while Vicky reports on the image from above. 445 00:18:48,862 --> 00:18:50,230 [Vicky] And it feels like I'm diving. 446 00:18:50,296 --> 00:18:52,999 [suspense music] 447 00:18:53,066 --> 00:18:54,501 [Forrest] What do you see, Vicky? 448 00:18:55,101 --> 00:18:56,269 [Vicky] Right there. 449 00:18:56,670 --> 00:19:00,240 It's a venomous lionfish. Maybe try a different spot. 450 00:19:01,107 --> 00:19:02,175 [Forrest] Copy. 451 00:19:05,145 --> 00:19:06,579 [Vicky] I think I saw something. 452 00:19:07,447 --> 00:19:10,483 Pull it back a little. Wait, go back, go back. 453 00:19:12,419 --> 00:19:13,953 [Forrest] It's pretty weird having no idea 454 00:19:14,020 --> 00:19:16,089 what you're seeing up there. 455 00:19:18,758 --> 00:19:20,460 [Vicky] Hey, I think I see something. 456 00:19:20,527 --> 00:19:21,695 Turn it one more time. 457 00:19:21,761 --> 00:19:23,296 [Forrest] Tell me which way to go. 458 00:19:23,363 --> 00:19:24,931 [Vicky] Can you move forward more? 459 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:28,902 Yeah, right there. Right there, right there. 460 00:19:30,270 --> 00:19:33,840 Perfect. It looks like an epaulette shark. 461 00:19:34,808 --> 00:19:36,776 [Forrest] Johnny, mark my spot. 462 00:19:38,345 --> 00:19:41,214 [Forrest] If Vicky can confirm she saw a hooded epaulette, 463 00:19:41,281 --> 00:19:43,383 I've designed something special 464 00:19:43,450 --> 00:19:45,085 that may lure it out. 465 00:19:45,151 --> 00:19:46,853 [Vicky] Definitely saw an epaulette shark. 466 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:47,854 [Forrest] Really? 467 00:19:47,921 --> 00:19:49,289 [Vicky] It was really far into that crevice. 468 00:19:49,356 --> 00:19:51,024 I saw the right color patterns. 469 00:19:51,091 --> 00:19:53,293 [Forrest] Let's grab that ridiculous reef trap 470 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:55,161 and let's set it up before it gets out of there. 471 00:19:55,228 --> 00:19:56,229 [Mitch] Yeah, I'll grab it. 472 00:19:56,296 --> 00:19:58,231 [upbeat music] 473 00:19:58,298 --> 00:19:59,699 [Forrest] Designed to be just 474 00:19:59,766 --> 00:20:02,535 like where an epaulette would naturally hide and hunt, 475 00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:05,538 this is a custom-made artificial reef 476 00:20:05,605 --> 00:20:07,207 and fish trap hybrid. 477 00:20:07,841 --> 00:20:11,177 It looks like a bit of coral, but it acts like a cage. 478 00:20:11,711 --> 00:20:13,813 And when stuffed with stinky bait, 479 00:20:14,214 --> 00:20:16,016 it should lure in an epaulette 480 00:20:16,082 --> 00:20:18,251 via a system of one way tunnels. 481 00:20:20,020 --> 00:20:21,354 [Forrest] Whether this will work or not, 482 00:20:21,421 --> 00:20:22,489 I have absolutely no idea 483 00:20:22,555 --> 00:20:24,090 because nobody's ever attempted this before, 484 00:20:24,157 --> 00:20:25,859 but I think it looks cool. 485 00:20:25,925 --> 00:20:27,260 [Mike] It's [bleep] heavy. 486 00:20:27,627 --> 00:20:29,062 [Forrest] Try flying here with it. 487 00:20:29,129 --> 00:20:36,136 [suspense music] 488 00:20:38,905 --> 00:20:41,775 [Forrest] Mike, JQ, this is the spot, right here. 489 00:20:43,510 --> 00:20:45,178 Towards me a little bit. 490 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,684 And the hope is, as this epaulette decides 491 00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:52,986 to leave the reef to go out and hunt, 492 00:20:53,420 --> 00:20:57,057 he gets a whiff of all that stinky mackerel that's in here 493 00:20:57,123 --> 00:20:58,925 and we have an epaulette in the morning. 494 00:21:00,627 --> 00:21:02,595 Good work, guys. Let's head up. 495 00:21:08,935 --> 00:21:11,204 [Forrest] So, yesterday, I didn't get to see 496 00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:13,139 whatever it was that was on the pipe camera, 497 00:21:13,206 --> 00:21:16,743 but Vicky is fairly certain that was a hooded epaulette, 498 00:21:16,810 --> 00:21:18,311 so we set out the reef trap. 499 00:21:18,678 --> 00:21:20,814 You can actually start to see the float there, see it? 500 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,216 [Vicky] -Yeah. [Forrest] -Okay, got it. 501 00:21:24,084 --> 00:21:25,685 [Vicky] Okay, fingers crossed we got something. 502 00:21:25,752 --> 00:21:28,488 [Forrest] Let's see. Alright, it's coming up. 503 00:21:29,522 --> 00:21:31,057 -Okay, ready? [Vicky] -Yep. 504 00:21:31,124 --> 00:21:31,925 [Forrest] Alright. 505 00:21:31,991 --> 00:21:33,793 There is something in there, Vicky. 506 00:21:33,860 --> 00:21:35,095 It might just be the bait. 507 00:21:38,832 --> 00:21:40,066 [Vicky] Okay, [bleep]. 508 00:21:40,133 --> 00:21:41,901 [Forrest] Vicky's there is something moving inside. 509 00:21:41,968 --> 00:21:42,702 [Vicky] Is there? 510 00:21:42,769 --> 00:21:43,937 [Forrest] Yeah, open the porthole. 511 00:21:44,004 --> 00:21:45,872 Look on the side right there, right here. 512 00:21:46,206 --> 00:21:47,507 [Vicky gasps] I see it. 513 00:21:47,574 --> 00:21:49,876 [Forrest] Oh, my God! We got one. It's here. 514 00:21:49,943 --> 00:21:51,811 [Vicky] Let me grab it. Oh, yes! 515 00:21:52,345 --> 00:21:56,549 [Forrest] Whoa. Whooo! It's a hooded epaulette. 516 00:21:58,651 --> 00:22:01,254 [Vicky] Oh, wow! It's so pretty. 517 00:22:01,654 --> 00:22:03,223 [Forrest] Look at those markings. 518 00:22:03,556 --> 00:22:06,226 [Vicky] This looks nothing like any epaulette shark 519 00:22:06,292 --> 00:22:09,295 we or most people have ever seen before. 520 00:22:10,196 --> 00:22:13,166 [Forrest] All I've seen are the diagrams. 521 00:22:13,233 --> 00:22:16,102 They do not do it justice. This thing is stunning. 522 00:22:16,169 --> 00:22:17,704 Look at this little animal. Look at it. 523 00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:21,374 [Vicky] A lot of the ones we've seen so far 524 00:22:21,441 --> 00:22:23,510 had dark or black spots on them. 525 00:22:23,576 --> 00:22:24,344 [Forrest] Uh-huh. 526 00:22:24,411 --> 00:22:25,779 [Vicky] This one is, like, all brown 527 00:22:25,845 --> 00:22:28,648 and the spots are white, so it just really pops. 528 00:22:28,715 --> 00:22:30,083 [Forrest] Okay, I'm gonna get the kit, 529 00:22:30,150 --> 00:22:31,151 so you can start getting data. 530 00:22:31,217 --> 00:22:32,152 [Vicky] Yep. 531 00:22:33,253 --> 00:22:35,188 [Forrest] Just like the Papuan Epaulettes, 532 00:22:35,255 --> 00:22:36,523 we're taking samples 533 00:22:36,589 --> 00:22:39,325 and gathering as much data as we can 534 00:22:39,392 --> 00:22:41,294 during these precious minutes 535 00:22:41,361 --> 00:22:43,430 before he needs to get back in the water. 536 00:22:43,496 --> 00:22:44,798 [Forrest] 1.5 lbs. 537 00:22:45,365 --> 00:22:46,800 There's one more super important photo. 538 00:22:46,866 --> 00:22:48,234 [Vicky] -Yeah? [Forrest] -Okay, this one. 539 00:22:48,301 --> 00:22:49,402 [laughs] 540 00:22:50,603 --> 00:22:52,005 [Vicky] Perfect. 541 00:22:52,605 --> 00:22:54,274 That'll be the cover of the paper. 542 00:22:58,611 --> 00:23:00,080 [Vicky] Sad to see this guy go. 543 00:23:00,146 --> 00:23:01,614 [Forrest] One last look, guys, this is it. 544 00:23:01,681 --> 00:23:02,582 [Vicky] Bye, bye. 545 00:23:02,649 --> 00:23:05,018 [Forrest] Rarest walking cat shark on Earth 546 00:23:05,085 --> 00:23:06,519 going back to its home. 547 00:23:09,622 --> 00:23:16,629 [epic music] 548 00:23:24,938 --> 00:23:27,440 [Forrest] You can see how beautifully he blends in 549 00:23:27,507 --> 00:23:28,875 to his environment. 550 00:23:29,976 --> 00:23:32,779 He's home, resting on his reef. 551 00:23:34,547 --> 00:23:36,449 [Vicky] I can't believe we have seen 552 00:23:36,516 --> 00:23:39,519 two endemic epaulette sharks here in Papua New Guinea, 553 00:23:39,586 --> 00:23:41,921 -but I have to go. [Forrest] -Yeah. 554 00:23:42,155 --> 00:23:43,590 [Forrest] With two sharks down, 555 00:23:43,656 --> 00:23:45,625 Vicky has more than enough data 556 00:23:45,692 --> 00:23:47,727 to begin publishing our findings, 557 00:23:48,161 --> 00:23:50,630 but I'm not leaving until we find out 558 00:23:50,697 --> 00:23:52,432 if these sharks walk on land, 559 00:23:52,866 --> 00:23:56,169 which would be an evolutionary milestone. 560 00:23:56,436 --> 00:23:59,005 Our third target is the leopard epaulette. 561 00:23:59,072 --> 00:24:00,974 [Vicky] If you can get that, that'll be amazing. 562 00:24:01,041 --> 00:24:02,409 [Forrest] I'm so glad you came, Vicky. 563 00:24:02,475 --> 00:24:04,177 It was awesome. Good job. 564 00:24:04,244 --> 00:24:05,912 [Vicky] Yeah, it's been fun. Thanks for having me. 565 00:24:05,979 --> 00:24:07,180 [Forrest] It's been great. Of course. 566 00:24:07,213 --> 00:24:14,220 [upbeat music] 567 00:24:15,855 --> 00:24:17,891 [Forrest] We've chartered a plane to take us 568 00:24:17,957 --> 00:24:20,527 to the remote coastal village of Tufi. 569 00:24:21,795 --> 00:24:23,496 It's in the province of Oro, 570 00:24:23,797 --> 00:24:27,033 about 350 miles to the southeast. 571 00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:29,169 ♪ 572 00:24:29,235 --> 00:24:30,570 This is the most remote 573 00:24:30,637 --> 00:24:33,873 and challenging location to film in so far. 574 00:24:33,940 --> 00:24:35,241 [Forrest laughs] What are we going in? 575 00:24:35,308 --> 00:24:37,010 [Mitch] [bleep] I don't know, man. 576 00:24:38,378 --> 00:24:40,447 [Forrest] They're not refueling. We're just going. 577 00:24:40,947 --> 00:24:43,116 [Forrest] But the locals have confirmed sightings 578 00:24:43,183 --> 00:24:44,284 of the leopard epaulette, 579 00:24:44,351 --> 00:24:46,586 ♪ 580 00:24:46,653 --> 00:24:49,456 so it's worth the first class treatment. 581 00:24:50,623 --> 00:24:51,658 [Forrest] No joke, 582 00:24:51,725 --> 00:24:53,393 heavy guys should be on the left side of the plane 583 00:24:53,460 --> 00:24:54,761 because there's a lot more weight 584 00:24:54,828 --> 00:24:55,929 on the right side of the plane. 585 00:24:55,995 --> 00:24:57,430 [Mitch] Hopefully, we can make it to Tufi. 586 00:24:57,497 --> 00:24:58,765 [Forrest laughs] That's right. 587 00:24:59,599 --> 00:25:04,671 [cheerful music] 588 00:25:04,738 --> 00:25:06,172 [Forrest] The people of Tufi Village 589 00:25:06,239 --> 00:25:07,807 are completely off grid. 590 00:25:08,775 --> 00:25:11,211 Since they don't rely on modern technology, 591 00:25:11,478 --> 00:25:14,581 I have no way of knowing how they'll respond to us. 592 00:25:15,115 --> 00:25:18,084 And from these heights, this coastal paradise 593 00:25:18,151 --> 00:25:21,821 is truly looking like the land that time forgot. 594 00:25:21,888 --> 00:25:24,290 [Forrest] I like the people to ration here. 595 00:25:24,357 --> 00:25:25,592 [Mitch] Yeah, right? 596 00:25:26,393 --> 00:25:28,128 [Forrest] Man, this looks pretty good. 597 00:25:28,194 --> 00:25:33,099 ♪ 598 00:25:33,166 --> 00:25:35,268 [Forrest] We're just pulling into Tufi Village now. 599 00:25:35,335 --> 00:25:37,804 Then we're gonna head up river to try and find the tribe. 600 00:25:50,483 --> 00:25:52,185 [Forrest] The villagers we are looking for 601 00:25:52,252 --> 00:25:53,953 are not used to guests 602 00:25:55,321 --> 00:25:57,290 and I'm told they believe they have 603 00:25:57,357 --> 00:25:59,159 a spiritual connection to sharks. 604 00:26:00,293 --> 00:26:03,530 So, it's possible they may be very protective of them. 605 00:26:04,397 --> 00:26:05,298 [Forrest] We've been told 606 00:26:05,365 --> 00:26:07,200 the people that worship the sharks 607 00:26:07,267 --> 00:26:09,202 are up this tributary here. 608 00:26:09,736 --> 00:26:11,171 I would say, if there's any hope 609 00:26:11,237 --> 00:26:13,573 of us finding the leopard epaulette, 610 00:26:13,807 --> 00:26:15,275 it's getting local information. 611 00:26:15,342 --> 00:26:19,346 [relaxing music] 612 00:26:19,412 --> 00:26:20,880 River's getting pretty narrow, Mitch. 613 00:26:20,947 --> 00:26:21,981 [Mitch] Yeah. 614 00:26:22,649 --> 00:26:24,617 [Forrest] I mean, they said at the end of the river. 615 00:26:24,684 --> 00:26:26,186 This is the end of the river. 616 00:26:29,155 --> 00:26:33,460 [suspense music] 617 00:26:33,526 --> 00:26:37,063 [Forrest] Oh, look at this. A stunning waterfall. 618 00:26:43,103 --> 00:26:44,671 [Forrest] Look at that, Mitchell, Mitchell. 619 00:26:44,738 --> 00:26:45,739 [Mitch] What? 620 00:26:49,709 --> 00:26:51,044 [Forrest] There's a skull up there. 621 00:26:51,111 --> 00:26:53,713 ♪ 622 00:26:53,780 --> 00:26:55,415 Actually, come with me. 623 00:26:58,151 --> 00:27:01,021 Will you give me the camera? There's a cave here. 624 00:27:01,087 --> 00:27:02,389 [Thomas] We don't want any injuries. 625 00:27:02,455 --> 00:27:03,556 [Forrest] There's a cave here. 626 00:27:03,623 --> 00:27:04,858 [Thomas] Be careful. 627 00:27:10,230 --> 00:27:11,865 [Forrest] It keeps going. Mitch, come. 628 00:27:11,931 --> 00:27:13,366 [Mitch] Okay, coming. 629 00:27:16,102 --> 00:27:18,571 [Forrest] Look at it, look at it. Alright. 630 00:27:20,707 --> 00:27:22,342 Oh, my God, look here. 631 00:27:23,743 --> 00:27:26,112 There's a whole pile of skulls here. 632 00:27:28,515 --> 00:27:29,616 There's three up there. 633 00:27:29,683 --> 00:27:31,351 [man] There's a whole floor of them. 634 00:27:32,752 --> 00:27:34,120 [Forrest] They're not fresh. 635 00:27:35,789 --> 00:27:38,224 Many of these skulls are fossilized. 636 00:27:38,591 --> 00:27:40,460 [Forrest] And that's been bashed in by a blunt object. 637 00:27:40,527 --> 00:27:41,528 Look at that. 638 00:27:41,594 --> 00:27:42,662 [Mitch] There's so many of them. 639 00:27:42,729 --> 00:27:44,097 [Forrest] Look at that one back there, 640 00:27:44,164 --> 00:27:46,266 tucked into the rocks. That's a child's skull. 641 00:27:46,533 --> 00:27:48,335 [man 2] -Burial site? [man] -Some kind of ritual? 642 00:27:48,401 --> 00:27:50,136 [Forrest] Like a grave site or-- 643 00:27:50,203 --> 00:27:51,705 [man] Well, we definitely shouldn't be here. 644 00:27:51,771 --> 00:27:53,073 [Forrest] No, come. Let's leave, guys. 645 00:27:53,139 --> 00:27:54,074 I don't like this at all. 646 00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:55,975 We're just gonna go the same way we came. 647 00:27:56,276 --> 00:27:57,577 Let's go. 648 00:28:01,348 --> 00:28:02,749 [bleep]! 649 00:28:04,317 --> 00:28:05,385 Hello. 650 00:28:10,357 --> 00:28:12,525 The guy's moving "come down". He's telling us to come. 651 00:28:13,526 --> 00:28:15,862 Come, stay close, please. 652 00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:17,697 Hello. 653 00:28:18,832 --> 00:28:20,100 [Forrest] I can only hope 654 00:28:20,166 --> 00:28:22,702 our trespassing hasn't offended them. 655 00:28:23,336 --> 00:28:24,537 [Forrest] Hello, boss. 656 00:28:24,971 --> 00:28:27,474 I'm Forrest, this is Mitchell. 657 00:28:28,541 --> 00:28:29,809 We were told that you know 658 00:28:29,876 --> 00:28:32,245 about the sharks in the ocean here. 659 00:28:32,512 --> 00:28:34,848 We've just come only to talk about sharks. 660 00:28:36,783 --> 00:28:37,617 [leader] Okay, then. 661 00:28:37,684 --> 00:28:39,352 I'll welcome you into my community. 662 00:28:39,419 --> 00:28:40,820 [Forrest] Oh, well, thank you very much. 663 00:28:40,887 --> 00:28:42,022 Thank you, thank you guys. 664 00:28:42,088 --> 00:28:43,857 Thank you, thank you, thank you. 665 00:28:43,923 --> 00:28:45,492 [leader] I sent the warriors to spy 666 00:28:45,558 --> 00:28:46,593 what were you doing here. 667 00:28:46,659 --> 00:28:48,294 [Forrest] Were they watching us the whole time? 668 00:28:48,361 --> 00:28:49,229 [leader] Yes. 669 00:28:49,295 --> 00:28:50,497 [Forrest] Oh, I didn't see them at all. 670 00:28:50,563 --> 00:28:51,798 We didn't see them at all. 671 00:28:51,865 --> 00:28:53,266 [leader] Let's walk across this way. 672 00:28:53,333 --> 00:28:54,367 [Forrest] Okay. 673 00:28:54,434 --> 00:28:56,136 [leader] -If something come-- [Forrest] -So cool. 674 00:28:57,137 --> 00:28:59,506 Hello, hello, hello. 675 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,076 [Forrest] There are over 850 languages 676 00:29:03,143 --> 00:29:04,944 spoken in Papua New Guinea, 677 00:29:05,345 --> 00:29:08,415 and it's common for locals to speak several of them. 678 00:29:09,182 --> 00:29:11,818 Our host can speak eight languages 679 00:29:11,885 --> 00:29:13,687 and his English is quite good. 680 00:29:13,753 --> 00:29:15,655 [leader] Korafe Tribe. We belong to Korafe Tribe. 681 00:29:15,722 --> 00:29:16,856 [Forrest] Korafe Tribe. Okay. 682 00:29:16,923 --> 00:29:18,091 [leader] Korafe Tribe, yeah. 683 00:29:18,158 --> 00:29:21,194 [Forrest] And Korafe Tribe is very connected to the ocean? 684 00:29:21,261 --> 00:29:22,429 [leader] -Oh, yes. [Forrest] -Yeah. 685 00:29:22,495 --> 00:29:23,997 [leader] -This is our land. [Forrest] -Yeah. 686 00:29:24,064 --> 00:29:25,532 [leader] And the saltwater belongs to us. 687 00:29:25,598 --> 00:29:27,100 It's where we normally go out fishing. 688 00:29:27,167 --> 00:29:29,336 [Forrest] -Of course. [leader] -Fishing, diving. 689 00:29:30,003 --> 00:29:32,439 [Forrest] So, I need your help to know where to go 690 00:29:32,505 --> 00:29:33,707 to find this shark. 691 00:29:34,507 --> 00:29:37,210 [man] This, you will normally find them 692 00:29:37,277 --> 00:29:39,879 in a place where it's like a moon. 693 00:29:40,146 --> 00:29:41,281 [Forrest] What's like a moon? 694 00:29:41,348 --> 00:29:42,515 [man] The island is like a moon. 695 00:29:42,582 --> 00:29:44,050 [Forrest] The island is like a moon shape? 696 00:29:44,117 --> 00:29:45,452 [man] Yep. In the night time when-- 697 00:29:45,518 --> 00:29:47,320 [Forrest] This elder has been fishing these waters 698 00:29:47,387 --> 00:29:48,588 his whole life 699 00:29:48,655 --> 00:29:51,891 and he looks like he knows a thing or two about sharks. 700 00:29:52,492 --> 00:29:54,494 [Forrest] Thank you, guys. Thank you, guys. 701 00:29:54,561 --> 00:29:56,062 [Forrest] And I'm hoping his guidance 702 00:29:56,129 --> 00:30:01,901 leads me to finally see a shark that walks on land. 703 00:30:04,704 --> 00:30:06,206 [frantic music] 704 00:30:06,272 --> 00:30:08,074 [Forrest] There are over 600 islands 705 00:30:08,141 --> 00:30:10,310 off the coast of Papua New Guinea. 706 00:30:11,177 --> 00:30:13,246 So we started our search on a map 707 00:30:14,647 --> 00:30:17,851 by estimating how far a Korafe Tribe fisherman 708 00:30:17,917 --> 00:30:19,919 might travel from where we met them, 709 00:30:19,986 --> 00:30:22,622 we singled out certain groups of islands, 710 00:30:23,356 --> 00:30:26,926 compared their shapes and we immediately spotted it. 711 00:30:26,993 --> 00:30:28,595 [epic music] 712 00:30:28,661 --> 00:30:30,263 [Forrest] Here's home for the next week. 713 00:30:30,330 --> 00:30:31,398 Evening guys. 714 00:30:31,464 --> 00:30:33,133 [Forrest] This is our best shot 715 00:30:33,199 --> 00:30:35,535 at finding the third walking shark: 716 00:30:35,802 --> 00:30:37,537 the leopard epaulette. 717 00:30:41,408 --> 00:30:43,543 [Forrest] We have finally arrived at an area 718 00:30:43,610 --> 00:30:45,679 that we believe to be the moon shaped reef. 719 00:30:45,745 --> 00:30:47,147 We're gonna get on top of that reef 720 00:30:47,213 --> 00:30:49,215 and hopefully find a leopard epaulette. 721 00:30:50,450 --> 00:30:51,785 Let's gear up, guys. 722 00:30:51,851 --> 00:30:52,886 [Forrest] The moon island 723 00:30:52,952 --> 00:30:56,089 is just one of many here in Milne Bay, 724 00:30:56,322 --> 00:30:59,893 which is 22 miles long and nine miles wide. 725 00:30:59,959 --> 00:31:03,863 An enormous area to search for a leopard epaulette. 726 00:31:05,865 --> 00:31:10,003 [suspense music] 727 00:31:10,070 --> 00:31:12,372 [Forrest] Let's just drift down the ledge. 728 00:31:18,878 --> 00:31:21,281 [Forrest] Manta ray, right there. Manta ray. 729 00:31:23,516 --> 00:31:26,486 [Forrest] But no sign of any leopard epaulettes. 730 00:31:27,721 --> 00:31:28,822 [man] Let's go. 731 00:31:28,888 --> 00:31:30,256 [Forrest] We're gonna get one tonight? 732 00:31:30,323 --> 00:31:32,092 [man] -Yes. [Forrest] -Can I have them? 733 00:31:32,759 --> 00:31:33,860 [Forrest] What we're gonna do is, 734 00:31:33,927 --> 00:31:36,529 scour along this leading edge of the reef. 735 00:31:38,398 --> 00:31:40,667 And see if we can find any signs of epaulettes 736 00:31:40,734 --> 00:31:42,602 hiding in these caves. 737 00:31:46,239 --> 00:31:49,542 Look at this magnificent moray eel. 738 00:31:50,643 --> 00:31:51,945 Epaulette sharks will hunt 739 00:31:52,012 --> 00:31:54,481 in a similar manner to these eels, 740 00:31:54,714 --> 00:31:56,783 looking for anything that's sleeping 741 00:31:56,850 --> 00:31:58,284 for them to prey on. 742 00:31:59,419 --> 00:32:00,920 [Forrest] Still no luck. 743 00:32:02,889 --> 00:32:04,290 To increase our chances, 744 00:32:04,357 --> 00:32:06,393 we've broken the map into zones 745 00:32:06,860 --> 00:32:09,829 and are systemically moving across the bay. 746 00:32:11,131 --> 00:32:17,604 [Forrest] Check this out. This is a World War II plane. 747 00:32:18,772 --> 00:32:20,974 See the twin tails back there? 748 00:32:21,708 --> 00:32:24,477 That's how you know. It's a P-38 Lightning. 749 00:32:25,679 --> 00:32:27,580 [Forrest] This plane was likely lost 750 00:32:27,647 --> 00:32:32,986 in the Battle of Milne Bay, during an attack in 1942. 751 00:32:34,454 --> 00:32:35,755 [Forrest] But, I don't see 752 00:32:35,822 --> 00:32:37,190 any signs of epaulettes on the wreck. 753 00:32:37,257 --> 00:32:43,596 [suspense music] 754 00:32:43,663 --> 00:32:45,365 [Johnny] Two sharks right below me. 755 00:32:47,367 --> 00:32:52,305 [Forrest] Silkies. I think we've gotten too deep. 756 00:32:52,906 --> 00:32:54,607 Let's head up to the top of the reef 757 00:32:54,674 --> 00:32:56,476 and look for epaulettes up there. 758 00:32:58,812 --> 00:33:00,380 [Forrest] We are now three days in 759 00:33:00,447 --> 00:33:02,782 with no sign of the leopard epaulette. 760 00:33:04,551 --> 00:33:06,720 It's time to shake things up a little. 761 00:33:10,390 --> 00:33:12,726 I've sliced up some fresh mackerel 762 00:33:13,426 --> 00:33:15,862 and I'm baiting every leopard epaulette 763 00:33:15,929 --> 00:33:18,164 sized nook and cranny on this reef. 764 00:33:19,566 --> 00:33:21,901 We'll come back later to see if any sharks 765 00:33:21,968 --> 00:33:23,436 walk out for a bite. 766 00:33:23,503 --> 00:33:26,373 ♪ 767 00:33:26,439 --> 00:33:27,841 [Forrest] This is the area that we believe 768 00:33:27,907 --> 00:33:30,110 is the perfect area for epaulettes 769 00:33:30,176 --> 00:33:32,145 based on everything they told us in the village, 770 00:33:32,212 --> 00:33:34,180 so we're just gearing up now. 771 00:33:36,182 --> 00:33:37,584 ♪ 772 00:33:37,650 --> 00:33:39,686 [Forrest] The sun went down hours ago. 773 00:33:42,322 --> 00:33:44,190 Time to see if we've drawn out 774 00:33:44,257 --> 00:33:46,626 the incredibly rare leopard epaulette. 775 00:33:48,795 --> 00:33:53,266 The bait is gone. We know there's action here. 776 00:33:56,970 --> 00:33:58,471 Something's moving. 777 00:34:02,208 --> 00:34:03,510 That's it. 778 00:34:06,179 --> 00:34:08,515 [Forrest] Whoo, hoo. Got one. 779 00:34:09,249 --> 00:34:10,884 [Forrest] We've caught one. 780 00:34:10,950 --> 00:34:14,287 The extremely rare leopard epaulette, 781 00:34:14,354 --> 00:34:16,022 our third walking shark. 782 00:34:16,089 --> 00:34:22,896 [epic music] 783 00:34:22,962 --> 00:34:24,164 There's another. 784 00:34:30,670 --> 00:34:32,639 They're all over this ridge. 785 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:35,175 [Forrest] Whoo, hoo, hoo. 786 00:34:35,241 --> 00:34:38,078 Got another one. Another one. 787 00:34:38,878 --> 00:34:41,715 [Forrest] This species is incredibly good at hiding, 788 00:34:42,849 --> 00:34:44,684 but just like the hooded epaulette, 789 00:34:44,751 --> 00:34:46,786 they couldn't resist the free meal. 790 00:34:46,853 --> 00:34:48,054 [Forrest] Woohoo! 791 00:34:48,121 --> 00:34:54,694 [music intensifies] 792 00:34:55,462 --> 00:34:57,330 [Forrest] I'm just gonna keep collecting the data 793 00:34:57,397 --> 00:34:58,732 to turn over to Vicky. 794 00:34:58,798 --> 00:35:00,967 She is gonna freak out when she sees 795 00:35:01,034 --> 00:35:02,869 how much data collection we're getting. 796 00:35:02,936 --> 00:35:04,104 Come on, little guy. 797 00:35:04,437 --> 00:35:05,138 [scale beeps] 798 00:35:05,205 --> 00:35:07,807 Just under a pound at .9. 799 00:35:09,542 --> 00:35:11,378 47 and a quarter. 800 00:35:12,178 --> 00:35:16,249 There you go, little guy. Bye, bye. 801 00:35:16,883 --> 00:35:18,885 [Forrest] The water is so shallow here 802 00:35:18,952 --> 00:35:21,388 that I can release them safely from the boat. 803 00:35:22,489 --> 00:35:25,592 [Forrest] It is so good to see such a healthy population 804 00:35:25,658 --> 00:35:28,328 of these phenomenal little animals. 805 00:35:30,163 --> 00:35:31,231 But the reality is, 806 00:35:31,297 --> 00:35:33,299 we still haven't answered the biggest question, 807 00:35:33,366 --> 00:35:36,469 which is, "Do these animals walk on land?" 808 00:35:37,203 --> 00:35:38,638 But, hopefully, tomorrow night 809 00:35:38,705 --> 00:35:41,408 we'll take a crack at answering whether or not 810 00:35:41,474 --> 00:35:43,810 these things actually leave the water. 811 00:35:44,978 --> 00:35:46,913 Ooh. What a night. 812 00:35:46,980 --> 00:35:51,751 [relaxing music] 813 00:35:51,985 --> 00:35:58,458 [mysterious music] 814 00:35:58,525 --> 00:36:00,927 [Forrest] After last night's tremendous success 815 00:36:00,994 --> 00:36:03,963 in finding these incredible leopard epaulettes, 816 00:36:04,030 --> 00:36:07,334 we're heading directly inshore from where we found them 817 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,669 to set up a little secret weapon 818 00:36:09,736 --> 00:36:12,105 and see if we can accomplish the impossible 819 00:36:12,172 --> 00:36:13,373 and try and get a shot 820 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:15,942 of a walking shark out of the water, 821 00:36:16,009 --> 00:36:18,178 walking on land during tonight's low tide. 822 00:36:18,978 --> 00:36:22,349 See, this is a perfect little rocky tide pool area 823 00:36:22,415 --> 00:36:24,884 right next to an abundant reef. 824 00:36:29,989 --> 00:36:31,224 [Forrest] What I have here 825 00:36:31,291 --> 00:36:33,693 is a four-camera surveillance system 826 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:34,694 with infrared, 827 00:36:34,761 --> 00:36:36,363 so it puts out no light whatsoever, 828 00:36:36,429 --> 00:36:37,764 so I can take these four cameras, 829 00:36:37,831 --> 00:36:39,199 strategically place them at places 830 00:36:39,265 --> 00:36:42,602 that seem perfect exit points for an epaulette, 831 00:36:42,669 --> 00:36:44,537 and see if by some miracle, 832 00:36:44,604 --> 00:36:47,507 one of these wide cameras show us an epaulette. 833 00:36:47,574 --> 00:36:49,042 Mitch, you wanna come give me a hand? 834 00:36:49,109 --> 00:36:50,310 [Mitch] Yeah, yeah. 835 00:36:51,144 --> 00:36:55,482 ♪ 836 00:36:55,548 --> 00:36:57,217 [Forrest] Find an area like this, see? 837 00:36:57,283 --> 00:36:59,352 Where we know the tide is slowly going down, 838 00:36:59,419 --> 00:37:02,255 so see how there's this little deep water channel here 839 00:37:02,589 --> 00:37:04,424 and there's all these little mud skippers and crabs. 840 00:37:04,491 --> 00:37:05,892 See that mud skipper there? 841 00:37:06,226 --> 00:37:09,029 And so, if anybody wants to leave the water 842 00:37:09,596 --> 00:37:11,097 and come out and hunt that, 843 00:37:11,865 --> 00:37:14,901 we'll have that camera set up here as the tide drops. 844 00:37:15,869 --> 00:37:18,571 [Forrest] This is exactly the scenario we need 845 00:37:18,638 --> 00:37:21,141 to observe walking out of the water. 846 00:37:23,977 --> 00:37:25,945 [Forrest] There is my full surveillance system. 847 00:37:26,513 --> 00:37:27,981 I don't want anything that could inhibit 848 00:37:28,048 --> 00:37:29,215 these sharks from coming up here, 849 00:37:29,282 --> 00:37:32,385 so I have with me a little seaweed-looking poncho. 850 00:37:37,123 --> 00:37:39,325 Hope you guys are ready for a long evening. 851 00:37:39,392 --> 00:37:40,960 [Forrest] If these leopard epaulettes 852 00:37:41,027 --> 00:37:43,296 push themselves up onto the rocks, 853 00:37:43,697 --> 00:37:45,098 we could be witnessing 854 00:37:45,165 --> 00:37:48,335 a biological milestone in shark evolution. 855 00:37:49,502 --> 00:37:52,539 [Forrest] Tide's going down and more and more rocks 856 00:37:52,605 --> 00:37:53,973 are getting exposed, 857 00:37:54,274 --> 00:37:56,443 and it's leaving more isolated tidepools, 858 00:37:56,509 --> 00:38:00,046 which is perfect for this little shark to come out 859 00:38:00,113 --> 00:38:02,916 and hop from one pool to the next to find prey. 860 00:38:03,883 --> 00:38:06,119 Some mud skippers going through frame. 861 00:38:12,692 --> 00:38:16,529 Look, look at that. Look in the tidepool. 862 00:38:17,364 --> 00:38:18,431 [man] Oh, my God, look at that. 863 00:38:18,498 --> 00:38:19,399 [Forrest] That's it. 864 00:38:19,466 --> 00:38:20,567 [man] He just walked in there? 865 00:38:20,633 --> 00:38:22,535 [Forrest] Yep, he just came walking in this way. 866 00:38:22,602 --> 00:38:25,038 He's sitting there. He's hunting crabs right now. 867 00:38:27,007 --> 00:38:30,343 You can see his gills are just pumping water right now. 868 00:38:30,410 --> 00:38:32,545 It's like he held his breath like a diver, 869 00:38:32,612 --> 00:38:33,813 got into this narrow area 870 00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:35,382 and now it's catching its breath again, 871 00:38:35,448 --> 00:38:38,084 just recharging. This is so cool. 872 00:38:38,318 --> 00:38:39,919 Come look, he's moving. 873 00:38:40,153 --> 00:38:42,889 Look, look, look. He's coming further up. 874 00:38:43,623 --> 00:38:44,491 There he goes. 875 00:38:44,557 --> 00:38:46,192 Look, look, he's walking, he's walking. 876 00:38:46,259 --> 00:38:47,694 Come, come, come. 877 00:38:48,595 --> 00:38:49,763 Look, look. 878 00:39:01,207 --> 00:39:02,709 Look at him using those fins. 879 00:39:02,776 --> 00:39:05,779 [playful music] 880 00:39:05,845 --> 00:39:07,914 This is so incredible. 881 00:39:20,093 --> 00:39:22,929 Look at that, up and over the rocks. 882 00:39:32,972 --> 00:39:34,808 There he goes, look at him, look at him. 883 00:39:34,874 --> 00:39:38,244 This is spectacular. 884 00:39:38,311 --> 00:39:44,117 ♪ 885 00:39:44,184 --> 00:39:46,152 This is the first time in history 886 00:39:46,219 --> 00:39:48,154 one of the Papuan species of epaulettes 887 00:39:48,221 --> 00:39:49,989 has been documented walking. 888 00:39:51,691 --> 00:39:56,629 [epic music] 889 00:39:56,696 --> 00:39:58,531 How amazing is that? 890 00:39:58,598 --> 00:40:03,503 To see a shark leave the water and come onto land. 891 00:40:08,174 --> 00:40:11,544 The only known shark in the world 892 00:40:12,045 --> 00:40:14,514 that walk out of the water and over land. 893 00:40:14,581 --> 00:40:20,320 ♪ 894 00:40:20,387 --> 00:40:21,421 Look at those fins, 895 00:40:21,488 --> 00:40:24,524 look at the way he uses them to walk over the reef. 896 00:40:30,530 --> 00:40:34,901 Look at that, look at that. Oh. This is incredible, guys. 897 00:40:42,575 --> 00:40:43,443 Here he goes, 898 00:40:43,510 --> 00:40:46,312 back into the deep from where he came. 899 00:40:46,980 --> 00:40:49,549 The leopard epaulette. Goodness. Wow. 900 00:40:49,616 --> 00:40:50,950 Guys. Good job, everybody. 901 00:40:51,017 --> 00:40:53,420 Good job, Mitch. Good job, John. 902 00:40:55,655 --> 00:41:02,662 ♪ 903 00:41:07,567 --> 00:41:11,237 [Forrest] Papua New Guinea, what an incredible place 904 00:41:11,304 --> 00:41:15,475 filled with the most amazing array of corals, fish... 905 00:41:16,142 --> 00:41:17,410 and, of course, sharks. 906 00:41:17,477 --> 00:41:19,379 [Forrest] Behind you, silky shark. 907 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:21,614 None more amazing... 908 00:41:21,681 --> 00:41:23,350 Oh, my god, we got one. 909 00:41:23,416 --> 00:41:25,318 ...than the three species of epaulettes 910 00:41:25,385 --> 00:41:26,653 that we came here and found. 911 00:41:26,886 --> 00:41:28,254 Whoo hooo. 912 00:41:28,321 --> 00:41:29,989 To come to this region, 913 00:41:30,056 --> 00:41:31,758 a place that's been on my bucket list 914 00:41:31,825 --> 00:41:33,093 since I was a little kid 915 00:41:33,159 --> 00:41:35,995 and track down three of the most unique 916 00:41:36,062 --> 00:41:38,565 evolutionary young shark species 917 00:41:38,631 --> 00:41:39,833 on the planet 918 00:41:40,333 --> 00:41:44,270 is beyond a dream come true, not only on a personal level, 919 00:41:44,337 --> 00:41:46,139 but we have accomplished so much 920 00:41:46,206 --> 00:41:48,174 for the science of walking sharks. 921 00:41:48,641 --> 00:41:51,177 [Forrest] Look how he's using those fins. 922 00:41:52,012 --> 00:41:56,750 We now know genetics, sex, identification 923 00:41:57,083 --> 00:42:00,253 and all kinds of other fantastic data 924 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:03,456 for species of epaulettes that before this expedition 925 00:42:03,523 --> 00:42:06,226 had near no research conducted on them. 926 00:42:07,193 --> 00:42:09,662 I mean, I came to Papua with the hopes 927 00:42:09,729 --> 00:42:12,132 that maybe we'd find one epaulette shark. 928 00:42:12,198 --> 00:42:12,999 [Forrest] It's walking. 929 00:42:13,066 --> 00:42:14,601 And we found all three 930 00:42:14,668 --> 00:42:16,036 [epic music] 931 00:42:16,102 --> 00:42:17,537 and got all new footage 932 00:42:17,604 --> 00:42:19,506 of one of the most incredible things 933 00:42:19,572 --> 00:42:21,408 that nature has ever put out. 934 00:42:21,474 --> 00:42:24,477 ♪ 935 00:43:05,051 --> 00:43:07,387 [Elias] Forrest, you see, it's walking. 936 00:43:09,189 --> 00:43:12,225 Trying to find its way out back to the water again. 937 00:43:14,127 --> 00:43:15,895 Yep, see? It's going now. 938 00:43:18,298 --> 00:43:20,567 Okay, man. I hope this is helpful to you.